On the FCS Lancaster, there is a beatiful CDI on the 3D panel keyed to NAV1 which can work with VORs. However, although you can tune NAV1 using the blue knobs and switches at the radio operators station (Shift-7) you have no idea what the OBS course is (you can use the Shift-V and +- keys but there is no indicator of what setting you make) so it almost impossible to use it as it is. There is also a beautiful RMI for NAV1 on the "Shift-1" 2D panel, but mostly I fly with the 3D panel and its not visible. There is also no ADF available which is useful for navigating to those smaller airports without resorting to the GPS (which is handy but looks a bit out of place in the Lancaster?).
On the new panel (Shift-9) there is
- a copy of the nice Lancaster RMI keyed to NAV1
- a nice simple RMI keyed to ADF1 which I took from the Beaver
- a slightly modern but useful HSI keyed to NAV1, taken from the Mooney. Its handy for ILS landings, setting OBS for NAV1, and also the "Heading Bug" can be used to set a course for autopilot.
- a nice simple autopilot taken from the Maule
- a DME indicator for NAV1
then 4 switches I find very handy
- so you can turn fuel pumps on before landing (without having to dodge around to the engineers panel when you're on final)
- so you can turn landing light on/off and see its status, ditto
- so you can turn on pitot heat and see its status (necessary in winter I find)
- ditto for carb heat (listed as prop heat) - this is needed in winter also
There are also some small mods to the radio operators panel, so you can tune ADF1 and also set a squawk if you are flying IFR. There's a clock and a thermometer there too.
Below are the bits I adjusted. There are lots of commented out bits which are the original entries and some of my experiments. You can strip those out if you like. I wanted to use the dual RMI from the DC3 and also the Sperry Autopilot, but the DC3 RMI also required the whole DC3 radio panel to be added which seemed excessive. Also, The Sperry attitude hold seems to have some kind of a bug and always nosed down in the Lancaster.
To put this in, just copy these bits over the relevant sections (Window06 to Window08) of the Airplanes/FCS_lancaster_BI/panel/panel.cfg. I think this changes the panels on all the Lancasters, which are aliased to this single file. You will also need to copy the cabinet files:
- DeHavilland_Beaver_DHC2.cab
- Maule_M7_260C.cab
from their Aircraft/panel directories to FCS_lancaster_BI/panel/ directory.
Andrew
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//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window06]
//file=FCS_Lanc_TXRX_AJR.bmp
//file_1024=FCS_Lanc_TXRX_AJR.bmp
file=FCS_Lanc_TXRX.bmp
file_1024=FCS_Lanc_TXRX.bmp
size_mm=800,600
//size_mm=800,955
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=0
visible=0
ident=70
window_size= 0.630, 0.470 //Area of screen it actually occupies
//window_size= 0.630, 0.750 //Area of screen it actually occupies
window_pos= 0.000, 0.000
gauge00=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_com1a, 228,125,63,63
gauge01=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_com1b, 510,129,62,62
gauge02=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_comswitch, 452,174,58,29
gauge03=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_disp, 315,442,158,42
gauge04=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_nav1a, 228,200,65,65
gauge05=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_nav1b, 508,34,65,65
gauge06=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_TXRX_navswitch, 459,84,44,43
// AJR Additions //
gauge07=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio ADF, 25,135,180, 60
gauge08=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 25,195,180, 75
gauge09=Cessna172!Clock, 65,300,100,100
//gauge10=Douglas_DC3!radio,60,600,680,355
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window07]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=400,332
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=0
visible=0
ident=80
window_size= 0.500, 0.553
window_pos= 0.010, 0.440
gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0,400,332
//--------------------------------------------------------
//[Window08]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=161,19
//window_size_ratio=1.000
//position=0
//visible=1
//ident=90
//window_size= 0.126, 0.020
//window_pos= 0.860, 0.020
//gauge00=FCS_Lancaster!Lanc_CP, 0,0,161,19
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window08]
Background_color=50,50,50
// 0,0,0 seems to make it transparent
// Any other number is a solid panel
size_mm=536,100
windowsize_ratio=1.0
position=8
visible=1
ident=90
gauge01=FCS_Lancaster!radio_compass, 0, 0, 100, 100
//gauge02=Douglas_DC3!radio_compass, 100, 0, 100, 100
gauge02=DeHavilland_Beaver_DHC2!rmi, 100, 0, 100, 100
//gauge03=CessnaWAlpha!VOR1_Alpha, 200, 0, 100, 100
//gauge04=Cessna!Heading_Indicator, 295, 0, 100, 100
//gauge03=Maule_M7_260C!hsi, 200, 0, 100, 100
gauge03=Mooney_Bravo!HSI, 200, 0, 100, 100
gauge04=Maule_M7_260C!autopilot, 300, 0, 100, 100
gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 400, 0, 136, 40
gauge06=Mooney_Bravo!Boost Pump, 400, 40, 34, 60
gauge07=Mooney_Bravo!Landing Lights, 434, 40, 34, 60
gauge08=Mooney_Bravo!Pitot Heat, 468, 40, 34, 60
// This actually does Carb heat
gauge09=Mooney_Bravo!Prop DeIce, 502, 40, 34, 60
//gauge11=magnetic_compass!Magnetic-Compass, 536, 0, 100, 100
//gauge02=CessnaWAlpha!ADF_Alpha, 100, 0, 100, 100
//The Mooney switches are better and individually usable
//gauge08=Cessna182s!Switches, 410, 70,121, 30
//gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 400, 40,150, 60
//Dont need Nav lights these are on the pilots left hand side
//gauge12=Mooney_Bravo!Navigation Lights, 740, 23, 34, 54
//This was just to remove speed ambiguity
//gauge13=Cessna172!Airspeed, 0, 0,50, 50
// Sperry Autopilot attitude hold doesn't seem to work on Lanc
//gauge04=Douglas_DC3!sperry_autopilot_compass, 300, 0, 100, 100
//gauge05=Douglas_DC3!sperry_autopilot_ahi, 400, 0, 100, 100